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Antarctilamna

Chondrichthyes - Antarctilamniformes - Antarctilamnidae

Taxonomy
Antarctilamna was named by Young (1982). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Antarctilamnidae by Ginter et al. (2008), Ginter et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Antarctilamna Young
2008Antarctilamna Ginter et al. p. 169
2010Antarctilamna Ginter et al. p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderAntarctilamniformes
familyAntarctilamnidae
genusAntarctilamnaYoung 1982

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Antarctilamna Young 1982
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Antarctilamna prisca Young 1982
Antarctilamna ultima Gess and Coates 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Devonian to the top of the Famennian or 419.62000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Bolivia A. seriponensis (25592)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Cataluña) A. sp. (90633)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica A. prisca (207098)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86South Africa A. ultima (23519)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) A. ultima (68049)